UID:
kobvindex_HPB1283854882
Format:
1 online resource (191 pages).
ISBN:
9781000513110
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1000513114
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right Ser.
Note:
Includes index.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- Introduction -- 1 Germanic culture and Germanic myth on the far right: Research to date and unanswered questions -- 1.1 General introduction -- 1.2 A critical review of the research to date -- 1.3 Organisational forms of the far right -- 2 The reception of Germanic culture on the far right -- 2.1 A short history of the reception of Germanic culture in the German-speaking world -- 2.2 Far-right uses of Germanic history and culture
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2.3 Evaluation and the consequences of the far-right use of Germanic history and culture -- 2.4 A note on the use of archaic language -- 3 The far-right use of Norse-Germanic mythology -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Findings -- 3.2.1 References to the world of the Germanic gods -- 3.2.2 References to mythological material in the wider sense -- 3.3 The adoption of myths as a source of transcendence -- 3.4 Myth as response to a lack of meaning -- 4 Aims, causes and consequences of the far-right appropriation of Germanic history and culture -- 4.1 Functions of the far-right appropriation
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4.2 Summary and societal consequences -- 5 Far-right symbols referring to Germanic cultural history -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Symbols related to mythology -- 5.3 Runes -- 5.4 The Black Sun -- 5.5 Combinations of symbols -- 5.6 The symbolism of numbers -- 5.7 Summary -- 6 Violent messages on far-right stickers and T-shirts with references to the Germanic tribes -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Methodology and material evidence -- 6.3 Colours and text -- 6.4 Norse-Germanic mythology as a religion of violence -- 6.5 The Germanic tribes as warriors -- 6.6 Summary/conclusion -- Afterword -- Bibliography
Additional Edition:
Print version: Schuppener, Georg. Germanic Tribes, the Gods and the German Far Right Today. Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, ©2021 ISBN 9781032070001
Language:
English
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